By Laura Devaney. Open educational resources (OER) are not quite the driving force that some advocates might believe, due in large part to the effort required to locate and evaluate them, according to a study of more than 3,000 U.S. faculty. More...
Educate to Career releases 2017 ETC College Rankings Index
Educate to Career, Inc. (ETC), a California-based nonprofit, announces the release of its 2017 ETC College Rankings Index. Educate To Career offers educational attainment data to academia and colleges throughout the U.S. More...
New UT Austin degrees focus on sustainability, organizational dynamics
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has created two new undergraduate degrees that focus on the environment and on the human and social aspects of organizations. More...
Colleges achieve 40 percent greater applicant-to-start rate
According to new data, Helix Education has found that its OPM model, used to attract and enroll post-traditional students, empowers colleges and universities to achieve a 40 percent greater application-to-start rate than the Eduventures-reported industry average of 16.7 percent. More...
$1M grant enables smart college counseling
iSee will enhance college counseling services via a human-centered system. More...
U.S. News & World Report releases 2017 Best Colleges rankings
U.S. News & World Report today announced the 2017 Best Colleges rankings to help students worldwide compare the academic quality of more than 1,800 U.S.-based schools. Princeton University remains No. 1 in the Best National Universities category. For the 14th consecutive year, Williams College takes the top spot on the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges list. More...
Indiana Wesleyan University gets audio upgrade
University moves to Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless and Wireless Workbench. More...
Rutgers U., Volute to launch ‘composable learning’ tools
Partnership will bring to market a new category of digital tools to transform the development and delivery of educational services. More...
7 best university CIO blogs
By Thomas Goldrick. Ever wonder what other university CIOs and their IT departments are doing day to day? With an ever-increasing reliance on the internet and social media for marketing, it’s a no-brainer that there are so many University CIO blogs for IT departments to get the word out about their latest implementations. More...
New wave of online learning design and support now at Carnegie Mellon
By Kurt Haverstock. Carnegie Mellon expert helps to understand the evolving nature of distributed education classroom design & delivery technologies. More...